France 2007: 207 #1, C4 Picasso #4, Yaris & Logan at best ever

The French market is up 3% this year at 2,064,633 registrations, and for its first full year the Peugeot 207 finishes #1 with 131,623 sales and 6.4%, ahead of the Renault Clio III at 5.6% and the Renault Scenic at 5%. The 207 topped the monthly ranking 8 times vs. 4 for the Clio.

This year no less than 5 models broke into the Top 10 for the first time. The Citroen C4 Picasso did so in March (#5 at 2.8%), then stayed in the Top 5 every month after that to finish 4th overall at 3.5%, a position the Xsara Picasso never reached. It even passed the Scenic for the first time in November when it reached a best-ever 5% at #3.

The French-built Toyota Yaris is the first Japanese car to ever rank in the French monthly Top 10: in January (#9 at 2.1%) and March (#10 at 1.8%).

The Toyota Yaris is the only Japanese model to ever appear in the French monthly Top 10.

Thanks to the MCV version, the Dacia Logan broke into the Top 10 in August (#9 at 2.2%) and reached its best ever position in December: #7 at 2.4%. Lastly the Renault Twingo II entered the Top 10 in June at #6 and the Peugeot 308 did so in September (#9), its very first month on sale.

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The Dacia Logan reached #7 in December 2007, its best ever position in France.